X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,9ba64c635b2340c1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-27 18:24:42 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!195.64.68.27!newsgate.cistron.nl!amsnews01.chello.com!nlnews00.chello.com.POSTED!tanya. From: ppunk@damthatspam.chello.nl (Peter Punk) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Dead or alive... Organization: Total Disorganisation Message-ID: References: <4tcuqt0h924vpaid8ue9g8h33bl2pj7o0n@4ax.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 192.168.0.75 X-Original-Trace: 28 Sep 2001 03:24:15 +0200, 192.168.0.75 Lines: 43 X-Authenticated-User: donderfliegen Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 01:19:16 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.93.74.225 X-Complaints-To: abuse@chello.nl X-Trace: nlnews00.chello.com 1001639956 213.93.74.225 (Fri, 28 Sep 2001 00:19:16 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 00:19:16 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:8068 On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 19:49:14 +0100, drsquare provoked the following text: >>>Plus, the DOS executable files for any productivity software >>>programs are 20 to 50 times smaller than a comparable WinDoze >>>program. A 500 meg hard disk is =more= than sufficient for >>>a DOS-based machine. You simply don't need a mega-gigabyte >>>drive. >> >>Unless you are running a BBS. > >Or planning on doing anything other than make text files and play >tetris. Or Doom, Wolfenstein, Duke3D, Quake to name just a few. >>>And we haven't yet mentioned security. I think we all know >>>how 'secure' WinDoze is. Not! :) >> >>So what facilities does (any) DOS have to prevent your kid brother to delete all >>of your files? > >Good point! Just making conversation, nothing more. I refuse to take a standpoint in this. IMO all the OSes here are good. I just like to point out a couple of flaws in peoples reasoning if i see them. Be it the DOS people, the Linux people or the Windows people. Any OS/2 people here? -- Peter Punk \ / ---\\\\--- / \ Op zoek gaan naar buitenaards leven? Kijk op http://home.hetnet.nl/~setiathomegroep/index.html voor tips, antwoorden, discussies. links, downloads en meer. 1700wu/2.440yrs "Acting is an art which consists of keeping the audience from coughing."